It was built in several phases between 5,000 and 4,200 years ago. The Altar Stone is one of the most enigmatic rocks at Stonehenge, and is generally grouped with the bluestones. Despite its name ...

Researchers on Wednesday revealed that the long-mysterious “Altar Stone” at the heart of Stonehenge came from faraway ...

The Altar Stone at the center of Stonehenge, long believed to have been hauled to southwest England from Wales, was actually transported more than 450 miles from northeastern Scotland, a team of ...

Stonehenge's Altar Stone may not be from Wales, as had been thought The largest "bluestone" at the heart of Stonehenge may not be from Wales, according to new research. The Altar Stone was ...

Stonehenge’s central stone, known as the Altar Stone, may have had Scottish and not Welsh origins, researchers say. The finding suggests that Late Neolithic ...

The six-tonne Altar Stone at the heart of Stonehenge came from the far north of Scotland rather than south-west Wales as previously thought, new analysis has found. The discovery shows the ...

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This rare burial site reveals secrets about the Sahara's lush past This rare burial site reveals secrets about the Sahara's lush past The mysterious origin of Stonehenge’s altar stone might have ...